I'd have to count drive links to be sure, but I think I have around 50 or so 14" .050 pico (?) Chains for the little stihls. May be a few 16" too. I'll never use them all, I rarely get my 192tc out, unless I need it in a tree.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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that is my plan, too FS... keep running til i just quit! lol
10 cords a year @ 90! 
i can only dream....big ehcos... little echos... right up there with all the good saws! well, imo.... some stats:
Is Echo a good chainsaw?
"They just build good, honest equipment," one of our testers said. That's the Echo in a nutshell. It also has the best action on its chain-brake lever—crisp, with no slop. Finally, and perhaps most important, its engine operates with a broad torque curve, and that power comes shining through in the tough cuts
little echo top handle - i sure do like my lil E CS-271T.
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it, in fact! takes on easily much of what my 026 used to be called to task on... imo, runs like a lil ported hornet with a tweak of timing added in just for grins... they have one even smaller... CS 2511Tmy lil echo - like a cold
, never fails! 
hi tk - quicker than picking the nuts out of shells, of course you could just consider buying some pecans. they run about $8/# or so online... hmm, maybe we could swap Washington Delicious for some Texas Pecan Pie... ?
how's the weather? hope u r staying warm... did some research other day on cherry orchards that used to be over in Wawawai before the Granite Dam flooded the area... on another thread. here's to WA
i run my 271T one-handed all the time when cutting the light stuff. kindling level to 1st level wood for fires. always 2 hands after that... OE chain and holds edges nicely on the chisels... if needs a kiss, i hand file them...
That chain sounded a bit loose, not.
Amazing the difference in cut times when one saw is tuned very fat and the other is just a little fat lol. I bet the one was 1-2k faster in the cut, translate that to around 15-25% more rpm in the cut and it certainly makes a difference. That being said I like to run my saws a bit fatter than some guys, no reason to mess with them with very passing breeze, it's just a waste of time if your not cutting timber to me.
The newest smaller stihl offering, the ms194 would be pretty nice in a rear handle version.
Here's my 192 rear handle. I modded the muffler, advanced the timing and then retuned(eliminated the limiter on the high side of the carb too).
"Sharp" chain that was on it when I got it, it was done by a local shop.
About 10sec average.
After I sharpened the chain.
About 4.5sec average.
Just a tad bit faster, around 4 sec but the wood was a good % bigger. Notice the chain wasn't grabbing as bad because of the power increase, the rpm come up much faster too which is nice when doing a bunch of little trees/branches.
MS200 rear handle, few more rpm.
MS201 rear handle. Good torque compared to the 200 and much better fuel economy. I sold this one and the other one I had which was a standard carb, good thing I found another one to replace it, I like working smaller wood with these. I would have normally used a 50cc saw for this tree, but it didn't take much longer with the little 201, I just wanted to do a video so..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfy774bsy0
i like that workbench for holding wood to cut...
i don't know where that trail pix was taken, Ln, but i have hiked that trail...
or its kissn' cousin up in the High Cascades! thanks for the pix. made me smile.... great shot! ~
hi mg, might look like it, but from my experience the saw is more than up to the task!
LOL - hi chipper! - i thot the same thing, but...I'm not much of a safety nazi, but wouldn't you want to at least put a bar cover on that thing
Now if you get it covered and then put a pad on it it could be used as a backrest lol.
kinda like ur idea of a backrest better. could be ideal just lean back a bit to rest some from a long arduous hike that is not yet over.... as one keeps hiking ~
i got my lil Echo just so i could have smallest saw made... at the time! it took to me almost instantly... err, or should i say... i took to it even faster!! ~
from my experience, i cannot find any negatives about the lil Echos... i got a deal on my 271... about $275! NIB
i see no reason to mod it up, as for me... designed for intended use... and has BIG b....s when called on to strut its stuff! my echo struts its cockie lil self all the time. i am never not impressed!
trial trails.... yikes!Thanks
Yeah first time I went up that trail I was exhausted and sweating when I got to the top, think it’s only like 3 miles, lol. That was one of the better sections though
could be... sure looked like Washington to me, too...
awesome p - wish i could say that! lol
good vid chipper!
Yeah, nature doesn’t make flush cuts either. Might be private proprerty where they don’t care. It’s funny how strict the Park Service can be. One of the boys asked where he could pee. I said go pee on a tree, because it rhymed. I know you’re not supposed to pee “on” a tree, because the salt in your urine will attract animals and they will lick and chew on the bark. Before I could continue a lady Ranger I didn’t see, jumped on me and the kid. Said we had to pee on a flat rock like the girls did, not squat, to disperse the salts. Kind of took the fun out of being a guy in the big back yard. At home I’d just as soon pee in the back yard as in the house. At home if my pee hits the flat tile and dispearses, I get in big trouble!
Looks good.
Where'd you get it. I need to find a new rear, mine just don't get moving like it used to
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It also works well as a hydraulic press when needed
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That chain sounded a bit loose, not.
Amazing the difference in cut times when one saw is tuned very fat and the other is just a little fat lol. I bet the one was 1-2k faster in the cut, translate that to around 15-25% more rpm in the cut and it certainly makes a difference. That being said I like to run my saws a bit fatter than some guys, no reason to mess with them with very passing breeze, it's just a waste of time if your not cutting timber to me.
The newest smaller stihl offering, the ms194 would be pretty nice in a rear handle version.
Here's my 192 rear handle. I modded the muffler, advanced the timing and then retuned(eliminated the limiter on the high side of the carb too).
"Sharp" chain that was on it when I got it, it was done by a local shop.
About 10sec average.
After I sharpened the chain.
About 4.5sec average.
Just a tad bit faster, around 4 sec but the wood was a good % bigger. Notice the chain wasn't grabbing as bad because of the power increase, the rpm come up much faster too which is nice when doing a bunch of little trees/branches.
MS200 rear handle, few more rpm
MS201 rear handle. Good torque compared to the 200 and much better fuel economy. I sold this one and the other one I had which was a standard carb, good thing I found another one to replace it, I like working smaller wood with these. I would have normally used a 50cc saw for this tree, but it didn't take much longer with the little 201, I just wanted to do a video so..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfy774bsy0
Only problem I see with holding rounds in the splitter for sawing is that for wood that size, I usually just go ahead and pinch the round off the main stem. Don't need a saw for those small rounds.
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